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After reading Rolling Stone’s ***1/2 star review of Consolers of the Lonely, The Raconteurs new album, I was driven by a force beyond myself to post thisblog entry. This review made me instantly exclaim– Fuck Rock Critics!! Then again, this review is from Rolling Stone, a magazine to which I have a lifetime subscription and a consistent, love-hate relationship. I mean, they gave Britney Spears’sBlackout the same ***1/2 rating. I shit you not. How can I take anything they publish seriously?

Then again, I’ve never let a critic dissuade me from listening to anything. I can’t say the same for the masses. I don’t even feel the review itself deserves a proper dissemination, but I will post the quote that baffled me… “Overall, Consolers feels less like a project and more like a jam session.” I can’t fathom how, after listening to the entire album, one could conclude that. From that, one could conclude that Britney’s overproduced and vapid album is commensurate with a “jam session”? Logic does not follow into these depths, and nor do I.

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Amy, Amy, Amy, way to fucking go!! Since I’ve openly chastised her, I also have to give props where they are due. Mad ups to Amy Winehouse, one of my favorite musical artists, for showing up and kicking ass amidst all the bullshit going on in her life and the media. Seems like she’s at least somewhat on the mend. Keep it up, girl!

From People.com:Amy Winehouse received a standing ovation after singing at a London awards show Tuesday night – her first performance since canceling her recent tour dates.

“At the end of the performance, the room erupted in applause and wild cheering,” Kevin Milburn, director of the Mercury Music Prize (which is awarded to the best British and Irish album of the past year), tells PEOPLE. …There also was some question over whether she would make it to the Mercury Music Prize. But her father, Mitch, was all smiles after watching her belt out an acoustic rendition of “Love is a Losing Game” from her nominated album Back To Black in what the BBC described as her searing voice.

“She was very happy to be here. And I’m just thrilled she was here,” said the elder Winehouse, according to the BBC. “She gave a brilliant performance and she looks well.”

According to Milburn, “Amy had announced she would not be doing any performances for the next couple of months but flew in from her holiday in St. Lucia especially for the occasion.”

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I was worried as shit that she’d be too fucked up to make Lollapalooza (which was completely bad ass), but my girl Amy Winehouse held strong… well, until a few days later. She performed pretty damn well, considering the cocktail she’d probably mixed in her gastrointestinal track… Oops, I meant, given her state of exhaustion. Sucks for all the folks who were expecting to see her in August, but hopefully she’ll gain some weight so she can handle the drugs 😉 Oh, or she could get clean, but… well, she’s already spoken (sang) for herself on that topic. Whatever do I mean? The poor drunk is just tired! Oh, how I love you, Amy…

From People.com:http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20052078,00.htmlAmy Winehouse Cancels All Her August Commitments…“Amy Winehouse is putting all her touring commitments for this month on hold until further notice in order to address her health issues,” representative Tracey Miller tells PEOPLE. …The rep also refuted reports that Winehouse was or is in rehab. The singer’s U.S. tour and performance at the MTV Video Music Awards, both slated for September, are still happening, she said. On Aug. 8, Miller told PEOPLE, “Amy was admitted to London’s University College London Hospital for exhaustion, treated and released just this afternoon. The doctor said she was suffering from severe exhaustion, and she was told to rest.”…